Sweet Factory

Normally I avoid the big sprawling malls like the plague, but in order to see the new Batman flick, I finally gave in and drove down to the Valley View Mall at LBJ and Preston.
Once in the mall, I headed over to the escalators to go up to the theater when a young man standing outside of the Sweet Factory motioned me over. Drawn by both curiosity and the smell of chocolate, I walked over to talk with him. «We have candy in here that is better than what you can get in the theater… and it’s a lot cheaper too». Hmmmm… I was skeptical, being the Milk Duds fanatic that I am. «Okay, you are on… prove it».
This kid (and I mean kid, I don’t know if he could even drive yet) proceeded to school me on all things chocolate! And better yet, he let me try one of almost everything! I ended up walking out with a half pound mixture of chocolate dipped brownie bits, chocolate covered almonds and oreo cookies dipped in fudge. As I was paying for the candy, he helpfully reminded me that they sold sodas too, and again they were much cheaper than the movies. I think at that point if he would have told me they had pigs that could fly for sale, I probably would have bought one of those too.
I spent the next several hours adrift in a sea of chocolate bliss while I oohed and ahhed over the Joker.